the perfect mix of science, ancient skies and wonder.
Experience an immersive and fascinating stargazing tour led by a local astrophysicist.
Tour includes:
Laser-guided Constellation Storytelling
Naked-eye Astronomy and Navigation Tips
State-of-the-art Telescope Viewing
Astronomy Binocular viewing
Q&A with an Astrophysicist
Viewing through professional computerised telescope
Depending on the time of the year:
the Moon and its craters and seas
Saturn’s rings
the moons of Jupiter
Mars & Venus
the Orion Nebula
star clusters
double & triple stars
deep space objects such as galaxies
our fabulous Milky Way
shooting stars
Length: 2 hours
Cost: $90
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Dr. Dimitri Douchin is a PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics with over ten years of experience as an astronomy guide at the University of Canterbury Mount John Observatory (Lake Tekapo, NZ), Sydney Observatory, Macquarie University and Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley. He is also a Cultural Astronomer at Western Sydney University working with local indigenous communities. He gave his first TED Talk about how different civilisations used and interpreted the sky. Dimitri and his fiancée Caroline are also the owners of Blue Mountains Stargazing, award-winning tours in the Blue Mountains (2022 and 2023 NSW Tourism Award Bronze in Tour Operators).